1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

The 1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1896–97 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold played their home games at Main Building.

1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1896–97 record–
Home arenaMain Building
1896–97 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Butler– –  1–0  1.000
Minnesota A&M– –  6–0  1.000
Nebraska– –  2–0  1.000
Wabash– –  1–0  1.000
Bucknell– –  4–1  .800
Chicago– –  5–2  .714
Yale– –  11–5  .688
Bloomsburg– –  6–3  .667
Notre Dame– –  2–1  .667
Trinity– –  8–5  .615
Central Penn College– –  1–1  .500
Mount Union– –  1–1  .500
Penn State– –  1–1  .500
Purdue– –  1–1  .500
Temple– –  10–11  .476
Iowa– –  2–4  .333
Minnesota– –  3–6  .333
Pennsylvania– –  2–4  .333
Allegheny– –  0–1  .000
Macalester– –  0–3  .000
Springfield– –  0–2  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1896–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
Dunn
—
—
Lippincott
—
—
Bittong
—
—
Briggs
—
—
Woodward
—
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
February 8, 1897*
at South Jersey Institute W 9–7 
  –     –     –     
Bridgeton, NJ
February 23, 1897 [2]*
Manual Training School T 8–8 
  –     –     –     
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "Manual and Drexel Draw". Newspapers.com. The Times. 24 February 1897. p. 10. Retrieved 21 September 2018.


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